Seva Dal members led the rendition at the Verna meeting, with the gathering standing at attention and raising Vande Mataram slogans repeatedly Seva Dal members led the rendition at the Verna meeting, with the gathering standing at attention and raising Vande Mataram slogans repeatedly Seva Dal members led the rendition at the Verna meeting, with…
PANAJI: Amid criticism from the BJP that the Congress has failed to show reverence and respect for the national song, the party sang Vande Mataram at a large meeting in Goa on Monday, attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.Kharge addressed the party’s booth-level agents and workers at Verna, where he questioned the BJP’s claims of…
Actor Ashwin Mushran found himself at the center of controversy after being involved in a serious car accident in Kushawati, Goa. PANAJI: Two persons were injured after a car in which actor Ashwin Mushran was travelling collided with a scooter in Goa’s Kushawati district, police said on Monday.The accident took place in Quepem village on…
Goa Guardians lost to Hyderabad Black Hawks in the final on Sunday Panaji: Hosts Goa Guardians went through the tournament without a defeat, until they found their match in the final. It were Hyderabad Black Hawks who had the last laugh, scripting a 15-7, 11-15, 16-14, 15-8 win to claim the inaugural Guardians Trophy 2026…
The dredging, which was proposed in Oct 2024, has to be completed within three months, said CoP officials Panaji: As a flood prevention measure, the captain of ports (CoP) has finally initiated the process to desilt a 2.8km stretch of the Bicholim river. A private agency will be tasked with dredging a 15m-wide portion of…
Panaji: State govt has approved an investment promotion area (IPA) on 68,550sqm of communidade land at Latambarcem, in Bicholim. The area will be developed by the Siddhagiri Gurukul Trust to set up libraries, archives, a museum showcasing the 16 Samskaras of Sanatan Dharma, a children’s games park and other cultural facilities.Earlier, the Goa investment promotion…
The festival is a collective effort of hundreds of Divar residents Panaji: For Rosita and Maria, two sisters in their 50s living with dwarfism, the Bonderam of Divar island’s Malar village was more than a day of festivity. It gave them something they rarely get at public events– a platform to showcase their work and…
Panaji: A day ahead of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge’s arrival in Goa for a meeting with the Congress blocks, the party’s alliance partner made a provocative statement about the future of the Goa Forward Party’s (GFP) alliance with the old party.GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai said that Congress cannot be trusted and further defections of Congress…
Vilagers said the garbage was causing a foul smell and nuisance in the area Ponda: Kavlem villagers have asked panchayat members to resign before the next gram sabha if they fail to remove the garbage dumping shed in front of the panchayat office within four days. The next gram sabha is scheduled to be held…
Panaji: The state recorded normal southwest monsoon conditions on Sunday, with light to moderate rainfall reported at most places. However, the state has recorded a 31% rainfall deficit since the monsoon began on June 1, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Goa received an area-weighted average of 1,678.6mm of rainfall between June 1 and Aug…
